<p>So I'm starting to plan for moving all my stuff to New York City. I imagine I'll have about 6 U-Haul boxes. How is everyone moving all their stuff? I am from Seattle, so driving across the country in a truck is not really a possibility. How do most people go about this?</p>
<p>start shopping around to see what freight movers offer the best price. USPS, Fedex, UPS, etc…</p>
<p>I’m from l.a… I’m taking a **** load of clothes for my 50lb one, and carry on one. Some random things in a backpack I’ll wear. Alot of stuff for the cold i’m just going to buy there, like big coats and stuff. Also, fridge, tv, computer, and possibly a George foreman I will buy there.</p>
<p>are you living in residential housing, apartment style? six u-haul boxes sounds like a lot! </p>
<p>i’m genuinely curious as to what you’re bringing. after a certain point, it just gets cheaper to buy things in NY and ship the rest as you need it. </p>
<p>you don’t really need cold weather clothes (serious stuff like parkas) until november.</p>
<p>You should be bring two large suitcases, tops. What’s with all the stuff? You won’t use much of it.</p>
<p>Well if your flying domestically, like me, you can only take one large one anyways.</p>
<p>See, since I have no idea how big the dorm’s going to be or what type of things they allow us to take there, there’s no way of figuring what is the right amount! I have big box full of clothes and my mom wants to send the whole thing to NYU, and I think it’s too much, then again, I don’t know. I’m flying from Hawaii to New York, so I don’t know how I’m going to take bulky items such as lamps and stuff… but we are humans. We’ll eventually figure it out… right?</p>
<p>Do yourself a favor. Take your clothes and nothing else. When you get there go shopping, because the cost will be expensive to ship, and it is not like NYC doesn’t have what you will need!</p>
<p>Makes sense… but how much clothes? I hear that you have no space at all in the dorms :P</p>
<p>what you are and are not allowed to bring:</p>
<p>[NYU</a> > Department of Housing](<a href=“Housing and Dining”>http://www.nyu.edu/housing/residence.halls/third.avenue.north/rooms.html)</p>
<p>it’s the same for all dorms.</p>
<p>I am doing it by camel.</p>
<p>The dorms come with lamps already on your desk.</p>
<p>Okay, I guess I probably won’t have 6 boxes. Ha ha, I was over-estimating. But do I ship my stuff to my residence hall, and does my residence hall just keep it in their package center?</p>
<p>if you try to ship it before you get there (before the residence hall opens), NYU will return it to sender. </p>
<p>honestly, you need less than you think for the first week. try to time it so you’ll be there when the package gets there.</p>
<p>I do not think you need that much stuff. When I moved from Texas to New York I took about 4 suitcases of clothes and accessories. I bought everything else here. Your dorm room will be a work in progress- you collect things as you go along. Make sure you have sheets, toiletries, clothes and you’re good to go. </p>
<p>I ended up with a fish??</p>
<p>During welcome week, there were buses to the local Bed Bath and Beyond and ?kaymart.
You can also possibly order on line and pick up in store. but check into that.</p>
<p>last year, i think we only had the shuttles on the official first day of move in. i’m not sure if we provided them throughout the entire welcome week.</p>
<p>as someone whose roommate last year was from florida and had her mother send her huge boxes weekly, please don’t bring so much stuff. oh - my - gosh. the room was floor to ceiling with her crap. you’ll survive with clothes, toiletries, books, and photos!</p>